第一任主编詹姆斯.默雷（James A.H.Murray）是著名的语言学家，所以又称“默雷词典”（Murray’s Dictionary），原书名是《新英语词典》（年代顺序版）（New English Dictionary on Historical Principle）,故又称NED，NED是在1858年由英国语文学会组织筹备编写，1884-1928年出版。《牛津英语大辞典》（12卷）自 1928年出版发行以来是世界公认的有史以来最伟大的英文辞典，赢得了“辞典中的圣经”的美誉。
The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the English Language, defining more than 500,000 words and tracing their usage through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of literary and other sources. The text on the CD-ROM comprises the full text of the OED 2nd Edition, plus the three Additions volumes, as well as 7,000 new entries from the OED's continuing research.
7,000 new entries from the OED's continuing research.
Most importantly, OED v4.0 on CD-ROM boasts superb search-and-retrieval software, designed specifically for the electronic version, enabling you to investigate the Dictionary in ways not possible with the print edition. Questions which might have taken years of patient research can now be answered in seconds.
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